Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil arrested by ICE

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A Palestinian activist, Mahmoud Khalil, was arrested by federal immigration authorities in New York on Saturday. His lawyer stated that the agents claimed to be acting on a State Department order to revoke his green card. Khalil, who recently graduated from Columbia University, was taken from his university-owned apartment. The arrest follows President Trump's announcement to deport foreign students involved in protests against Israel's actions in Gaza. Khalil has been a prominent figure in pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia. He is now in an immigration detention facility in New Jersey, and details about his detention remain unclear.


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